Use of home care services among the elderly in eastern Canada

Canadian Journal on Aging

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 413-426

  Crowell, Sandra J ^a   Rockwood, Kenneth ^a   Stolee, Paul ^b   Buehler, Sharon K ^c   James, Bonnie M ^c   Kozma, Albert ^c   Gray, John M ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

aged; function; home care; long term care

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; CANADA; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE;

EID: 0029843336     PISSN: 07149808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0714980800005857     Document Type: Article

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